This is a popular school of about average size. Pupils come here from a wide area. Almost all are of White British heritage and none are at the early stages of learning English as an additional language. Pupils enter the school with broadly average levels of knowledge and skills but they are particularly low in some aspects of English and mathematics. A very small minority are entitled to claim free school meals. Slightly less than average have learning difficulties or disabilities and there are currently no pupils with a statement of special educational need. A significant minority of pupils attend the school from disadvantaged social and economic backgrounds. The school has achieved an 'ActiveMark' for sport.